Born in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmond Pitre
and Agatha Amelia Langley
Sister of
Columbus Pitre, Ambroise Pitre, Edmonia Pitre, Yves Pitre, Sidney Pitre, Ada M. Pitre and Frank Sherman Pitre
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 87
in Louisiana, United States
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| Created 13 Sep 2009
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Biography
Lillie was born in Louisiana in 1887 to Edmond Edward Pitre and Agatha Amelia Langley.
Her father passed away in 1893, and was buried in the LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.[1]
Lillie was living with her widowed mother and siblings, Ada and Sherman, in 1910 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.[2] She was still with her mother and sister, Ada, in 1920, but they had moved to Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.[3]
Lily (aka Lillie) married Elza (aka Eliza) Wilson on 24 Jun 1920 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.[4] Her sister, Ada was a witness on the license.
Her mother died in 1935, and was buried in the LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.[5]
By 1940, Lillie and Eliza were living in Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.[6] They had three children - Kathleen, Robert and Richard.
Her husband, Eliza, passed away in 1962. She followed in death in 1974. Both are buried in the LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.[7]
Her brother, Sherman, who passed away in 1975, also appears to be buried in the same cemetery as their parents.[8]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 39688158 for Edmond Pitre [1]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPT2-4B4 : 29 October 2015), Lillie Pitre in household of Agatha Pitre, Police Jury Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 25A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,523.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV7M-GVS : 14 December 2015), Lily Pitre in household of Agatha Pitre, Police Jury Ward 5, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,616.
- ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-G88Q : 15 October 2015), Elza Wilson and Lily Pitre, 24 Jun 1920; citing Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,405,700.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 39688160 for Agatha Pitre [2], presumably near her husband.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYR2-2CL : accessed 15 October 2016), Lilly Wilson in household of Elza E Wilson, Vinton, Police Jury Ward 7, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-32, sheet 21B, family 466, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1391.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 39688183 for Lily Pitre Wilson[3]
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 39688153 for Sherman Pitre [4]
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